The University of Pittsburgh will pay up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for several recent bomb threats on campus in Oakland.

Seven threats have been made in the past month, with the Cathedral of Learning and the Chevron Science Center targeted. No explosives were found in any of those incidents.

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Every time a threat is made, students and teachers must endure the frustration of being forced to leave classes while campus police are called to search the buildings with bomb-sniffing dogs.

Some students told Channel 4 Action News that they were taking exams when a threat was made and an evacuation was ordered.

No arrests have been made in connection with any of the recent threats.

Pitt police have yet to identify any suspects.

In a written statement, the school said, "Pitt is stating its appeal to the public to assist the University of Pittsburgh Police and FBI with their investigation. Any witness who was in the areas on the dates and at the times of the threats and observed these threats being made or with information about who made these threats is urged to contact the University of Pittsburgh Police Department, 412-624-2121 or by e-mail at police@pitt.edu."